Northwest Airlink

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Northwest Airlink is the trade name of Northwest Airlines' regional airline service, which flies turboprop and regional jet aircraft from Northwest's domestic hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis. Service is primarily to small-to-medium sized cities and towns where larger aircraft might not be economical to operate and also to larger markets to either provide additional capacity or more frequent flights than could be justified using mainline aircraft.

Northwest Airlink service is operated using 34-seat Saab 340 turboprops and 50-seat Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet aircraft in a single class of service. Mesaba Airlines and Compass Airlines recently began operating Bombardier CRJ-900s and Embraer E-175s, respectively. Both aircraft are operated in a 76-seat, two-class configuration.

The service is operated by three separate companies:

• Pinnacle Airlines (an independent company) operates the Canadair Regional Jet throughout the United States.
• Mesaba Airlines (a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest) operates the Saab 340 turboprop throughout the United States and the new Bombardier CRJ 900 aircraft.
• Compass Airlines (a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest) operates Northwest Airlink service to a few destinations, but soon will expand to flying around the United States. It was formed using the operating certificate previously held by Independence Air. Compass flies new Embraer 175 aircraft.

Fischer Brothers Aviation, Pacific Island Aviation, and Simmons Airlines formerly operated under the Northwest Airlink name.

Contents 1 Destinations 2 Incidents and Accidents 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Destinations

Further information: Northwest Airlink destinations

[edit] Incidents and Accidents

• March 4, 1987: Northwest Airlink Flight 2268, operating under Fischer Brothers Aviation, a CASA 212 was on a scheduled flight from Mansfield to Detroit with an intermediate stop in Cleveland when it crashed while landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The plane yawed violently to the left about 70 feet above the runway, skidded to the right, hit 3 ground support vehicles in front of Concourse F and caught fire. Out of 19 occupants onboard (16 passengers and 3 crew)), 9 were killed. The cause of the crash was determined to be pilot error. ^[1]

• December 1, 1993: Northwest Airlink 5719 being operated by Express Airlines II, a Jetstream 31, was flying a scheduled flight from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport to International Falls with an enroute stop in Hibbing when it crashed while approaching for landing at Chisholm-Hibbing Airport. The plane descended struck the tops of trees and then two ridges and came to rest inverted on its right side. All 18 occupants (16 passengers and 2 crew) died. The cause of the crash was the lack of crew-coordination and loss of awareness of the altitude during a night instrument landing.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Northwest Airlines site
• Pinnacle Airlines site
• Mesaba Aviation site
• Compass Airlines site

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